Articulated top cover for gas ranges



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ATTQRNEYQ Aug. 9, 1932.

w. s. ROSS 1,870,653 ARTICULATED TOPCOVER FOR GAS RANGES Filed Dec. 31,1930 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 4' FIG. 2 211-12 wa s? 1 H i! 22 I,

S. ROSS, OF PIQUA, OHIO, ASSIGNOIR TO THE FAVORITE STOVE AND COMPANY, OFPIQUA, OHIO, A CORPORATION OF OHIO PATENT orrics ABTIGULATED TO]? COVERFOR GAS RANGES Application filed December 81, 1930. Serial No. 505,797.

This invention relates to improvements in tops or covers for gas ranges,and has for its object to provide a cover pivoted to the hack part ofthe stove and formed into sections pivoted to each other.

It is also an object of this invention to proride, in connection with astove or range of the type here shown, means for supporting atop orcover in an elevated position so that the stove may be used without thecover, and at the same time the cover will be supported out of the way,7

It is also an object of this invention to provide, in connection with arange having a shelf thereon, a downwardly extending forward lip forengaging a part of the cover for holding it in frictional not in use.

I also comprehend within my invention the location of section 9,slightly above the horizontal plane running through the hinge when thecover is in inoperative position, so the tendency of the cover to returnto its operative position will cause a frictional engagemerit betweenthe nose 13 and the lip 5, which engagement is assisted by the spring12. For instance, when the cover is in inoperative position it islocated on the recessed back and recessed hood; and the joint of thearticulated cover is below the point of engagement of the edge of thecover with the interior of the hood so that the cover tends to remain ininoperative position.

Referring to the drawings:

Figure 1 is a front elevation of a range or stove to which the presentcover is attached.

Figure 2 is asection on the line 2--2 of Figure 1.

Figure 3 is an enlarged view'of the hinge connection between therearside of the cover and the rear part of the stove.

' Figure 4; is an enlarged view showing the manner in which the twoparts of the cover are hinged together.

In Figure 1 there is shown a range or stove as a whole, to which thepresent invention is adapted to be attached. This stove is indicated bythe numeral 1, and has on one side thereof the ordinary baking oven 2.The top of the frame of the stove is indicated by engagement when thenumeral 3. This part of the stove issuch as is usually found inconnection with, gas stoves and ranges, and has the usual upwardlyextending back part 4 and a forwardly extending shelf 4' with adownwardly extending lip 5.

The cover constituting the subject-matter I of this invention is pivotedby means of hinges 7 to the rear part of the stove adjacent the back 4.This cover consists of two arts, 11. back part 6 pivoted to the back oft e stove by the hinge 7 The front ed 0 of this back part or section isbent inthe orm of a loop 8. The front part or section of the cover isindicated by the numeral 9, and has along its back edge a loop 10 whichis adjacent the loop 8. The two sections are joined to ether along theloops 8 and 10 by means of inges 11,- one strap of the hinge beingattached to the loop 8, the other strap to the loop 10.

To the 100 The front 0 the section 9 is bent down, as indicated by thenumeral 13, and rests on the front part of the stove top 3, as shown inFigure 2. In Figure 2 the stove top is shown in lower position for thepurpose of use. In dotted line this stove top is shown in partly foldedand out-of-use position.

on t dotted lines in this figure, the rear portion of the cover assumesa vertical position adjacent the back 4, whereas the portion}? assumes aposition slightly with the front end, engaging with the lip 5. By meansof the spring 12 and. the frictional engagement between the lip 5 andthe front end of the portion 9, the cover is held in elevated position.The rin 12 tends to hold the part 9 up so t at it en a es the lip 5. Thetwo actions tend to hol t e cover in elevated position so that the topof the stove is free be used without interruption or interference by thecover. On the front edge of the portion 9 of the cover is a. hand knob14. This 8 is also attached a spring 12. I

he cover is elevated, as shown in p from the cover and may.

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out of horizontal .hand knob may be seized by the hand of the operatorfor moving the cover either to elevated position or from elevatedposition back to horizontal position on the top of the stove.

I desire to comprehend within my inven-' tion such modifications as maybe embraced within my claims and the scope of my invention.

Havin thus fully described my invention, what I c aim as new and desireto secure by Letters Patent, is:

1. A cover for a gas range consisting of a plate member formed ofsections hinged to each other and hinged to the top of the' each otherand hinged to the top of the and spring means on one section to hol theother section in a substantially horizontal position when the firstsection is in a vertical position.

3. A cover for gas ranges consisting of a plate member formed ofsections hinged to each other and hinged to the top of the range, and alooped spring extending from one section and adapted to engage and holdthe other section in a substantially horizontal position when the firstsection is in a vertical position.

4. In a gas range cover, in combination with a shelf on the range, aplate member formed of sections hinged to each other, a bilge connectionbetween the plate member an the top of the ran e whereby the platemember may be elevate with one portion in a vertical sition and theother portion in a substantia ly horizontal position,;and means on theshelf to engage the horizontal portion to hold the plate memberelevated.

5. In agas range cover, in combination with a shelf on the range, aplate member formed of sections hinged to each other, a hinge connectionbetween the plate member and the top of the ran e whereby the platemember may be elevate with one portion in a vertical osition and theother in a substantially horizontal position, means on the shelf toengage the horizontal portion to hold the plate member elevated, andmeans on the plate member tending to hold the horizontal portion inengagement with the shelf.

6. In a with a she f on the range, a plate member formed of sectionshinged to each other, a bin connection between the plate member an thetop of the range/ whereby the plate member may be elevated with oneportion in a vertical position and the other in a substantiallyhorizontal position, means on the shelf to engage the horizontal ortionto hold the plate member elevated, an spring means on the plate membertending to hold the fhorizontal portion in engagement with the shelf. r

:7. In a range cover, in combination with a she f on the range, a platemember as range cover, in combination formed of sections hinged to eachother, a hinge connection between the plate member and the top of therange whereby the plate member may be elevated with one portion in avertical position and the other portion in a substantially horizontalposition, means on the shelf to engage the horizontal portion to holdthe plate member elevated, and a spring on the vertical portion engagingthe horizontal portion and tending to hold the horizontal portion inengagement with the shelf.

8. In a stove, an articulated cover, a hood having 9. depending margin,said cover being arranged when in inoperative position for one partthereof to assume a vertical position and the other art thereof toassume a position slightly a ve a horizontal plane with its free edgeengaging said depending hood margin on the interior thereof, whereby theposition of the last-mentioned section of the articulated cover beingslightly above the horizontal plane will tend to retain the cover in itsinoperative position.

9. In a stove, an articulated cover, a hood having a depending margin,said cover being arranged when in inoperative position for one partthereof to assume a vertical position and the other art thereof toassume a position slightly above a horizontal plane with its free edgeengaging said dependin hood margin on the interior thereof, where y theposition of the last-mentioned section of the articulated cover beingslightly above the horizontal plane will tend to retain the cover in itsinoperative position, and yielding means associated with the articulatedjoint of the cover cooperating in maintaining it in inoperative ositionand in frictional engagement with e depending lip.

10. In a stove, a horizontally disposed burner portion, an articulatedcover therefor hinged at the rear thereof to the burner portion, arecessed vertical back, a recessed orizontally disposed hood having adownwardly turned margin, said cover being so arranged that when ininoperative osition the burner portion thereof is receive in said backand the horizontal portion thereof is received within said hood and inengagement with said margin.

11. In a stove, a horizontally disposed burner portion, an articulatedcover therefor hinged at the rear thereof to the burner portion, arecessed vertical back, a recessed horizontally disposed hood, saidcover bei'ng so arranged that when in inoperative sition the burnerortion thereof is receive in said back and t e horizontal portionthereof is received within said hood, and yielding means associated withsaid articulated cover for maintaining the sectionsthereof in saidposition.

12. In a stove, a horizontally disposed burner portion, an articulatedcover therefor hinged at the rear thereof to the burner percoverarranged below the the burner tion, a recessed vertical back a recessedhorizontally disposed hood,said cover being so arranged that yvhen ininoperative osition rtlon thereof is receive in said back and t ehorizontal portion thereof is received within said hood, and means onthe 7 interior of said hoodand the exterior of said cover for frictionalengagement with each. other.

13. In a stove, a. horizontally disposed burner portion, anarticulatedcover therefor hinged at the rear thereof to the burnerportion, a. recessed vertical back, a recessed hori zontally disposedhood, said cover being so arranged that when in inoperative sition theburner portion thereof is receive in said back and the horizontalportion thereof is received within said hood, means on the in terior ofsaid hood and the exterior cf said ement with each or said articulatedpoint cf engagement of the edge of the cover with the interior cover forfrictional enga other, and a pivoted joint of the hood en the cover isin inoperative position.

In testimony whereof, I aifix m signature. WILLIAM ROSS.

